12P/Pons-Brooks
- Capture date
- 2023-10-11
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0012P C2023 10 11.85549 17 24 55.25 +44 57 56.0 14.5 NV#0Es9J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.983998 AU (446,399,765 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 3.033430 AU (453,794,722 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 12p-20231011-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1668 × 1227
About this object
- Designation
- 12P
- Orbit class
- Halley-type Comet*
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2460211.5 JD TDB · q = 0.781 au · e = 0.955 · i = 74.2 deg · Ω = 256 deg · ω = 199 deg · T = 2460421.631 JD TDB